Exercises and poems by Dutch scholars of the 17th and 18th centuries
Exercises and poems by Dutch scholars of the 17th and 18th centuries, in Latin, Greek, and Dutch, some copies: specimens of which are:
- Fol. 3. 'Ad Ianum Broeckhousium ... epistola Io. Georgii Pritii ...', an elegiac poem, dated 'Amstelodami ... 1705'
- Fol. 9. 'In obitum Regis Britanniarum' Georgii i, 1727: beg. 'Dum lustrat princeps'
- Fols. 13, 15. two Latin poems by J. de Witt
- Fol. 32. 'In typographiam carmen seculare', in Sapphics
- Fol. 42. 'Epigrammata quædam Justi Rykewardi', copied in 1694
- Fol. 59. Obituary poems on Petrus Vlaming (d. 1733) by B. Huydecoper, in Latin and Dutch
- There are some translations and paraphrases of classical pieces. A full description and index are in the library in manuscript.
Dates
- Creation: Written in several hands, chiefly of the first half of the 18th century
Extent
65 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Latin
- Greek, Modern (1453-)
- Dutch; Flemish
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. A. 35, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Add. A. 35
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20160
Abstract
Exercises and poems by Dutch scholars of the 17th and 18th centuries
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 30146
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Probably acquired before 1860.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
9 3/8 × 8 1/8 in.
- Title
- Exercises and poems by Dutch scholars of the 17th and 18th centuries
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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